11.07.2010, 16:22
Tant que l'exploration ouvre de nouveaux horizons et perspectives, je ne crois pas que la magie en souffre. Cf. Lettre n° 214 :
Et aussi Lettre n° 247 :
Tolkien a écrit :However, the giving of information always opens still further vistas; and you will no doubt see that the brief account of ‘presents' opens yet more anthropological matters implicit to such terms as kinship, family, clan, and so on. I venture to add a further note on this point, lest, in considering the text in the light of my reply, you should feel inclined to enquire further about Smeagol's ‘grandmother’, whom Gandalf represents as a ruler (of a family of high repute, large and wealthier than most, p. 62) and even calls a ‘matriarch’ (p. 66).
Et aussi Lettre n° 247 :
Tolkien a écrit :Part of the attraction of The L.R. is, I think, due to the glimpses of a large history in the background: an attraction like that of viewing far off an unvisited island, or seeing the towers of a distant city gleaming in a sunlit mist. To go there is to destroy the magic, unless new unattainable vistas are again revealed.
Rollant est proz e Oliver est sage.
Ambedui unt merveillus vasselage :
Puis que il sunt as chevals e as armes,
Ja pur murir n’eschiverunt bataille.
— La Chanson de Roland
Ambedui unt merveillus vasselage :
Puis que il sunt as chevals e as armes,
Ja pur murir n’eschiverunt bataille.
— La Chanson de Roland
